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Tuesday, October 23, 2007

I'm Not That Desperate...At Least Not Yet

Like most young academics, I am desperate for a tenure track job.

So how does that position at the American University in Iraq look?

Ask me in a year.

Posted by Erik Loomis at 8:43 PM  

Labels: Academia, Erik Loomis

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